News for 'tamil film industry'

'I always wanted to be a star'

'I always wanted to be a star'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

Nivin Pauly is elated after the stupendous success of his latest film Premam.

The man behind Telugu hit Bommarillu

The man behind Telugu hit Bommarillu

Rediff.com6 Sep 2006

Director Bhaskar on his hugely successful first film and his dreams for the future.

Engineer by degree, singer by passion

Engineer by degree, singer by passion

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

Flautist, singer and composer Rasika Shekar talks about her interesting musical journey.

Review: Kutty is fun

Review: Kutty is fun

Rediff.com15 Jan 2010

This Tamil movie doesn't take itself too seriously and doesn't expect you to, either.

Meet the HOT Priya Anand from Rangrezz

Meet the HOT Priya Anand from Rangrezz

Rediff.com19 Mar 2013

The actress, previously seen in English Vinglish, talks about her Bollywood stint and why she'll never stop doing films down South.

Abhirami on acting in Kamal Haasan's Sandhiyar

Abhirami on acting in Kamal Haasan's Sandhiyar

Rediff.com2 May 2003

Abhirami is still to recover from the fact that she has been selected for Kamal Haasan's Sandhiyar.

'You don't say no to Kamal Haasan'

'You don't say no to Kamal Haasan'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

South actress Pooja Kumar talks about working with Kamal Haasan in Uttama Villan.

President Kovind confers Padma awards

President Kovind confers Padma awards

Rediff.com11 Mar 2019

This year's Padma awards took place at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on Monday. Mohanlal Viswanathan, Prabhu Deva and Shankar Mahadevan have been conferred with honours. Take a look.

Meet Ajay Devgn's new heroine

Meet Ajay Devgn's new heroine

Rediff.com26 Oct 2016

'I was always dancing in front of mirrors! I would dance in the shower too. My mother has to pull me out and make me stand still. I am that sort of girl.' Meet Sayyeshaa Saigal.

'The common man does not elect the PM'

'The common man does not elect the PM'

Rediff.com15 Apr 2019

'One big leader said you might get 3 lakh votes and still lose.' 'I said if I do I will make sure you are sleepless because it will be me and three lakh people.'

'Discussion about death penalty is happening worldwide'

'Discussion about death penalty is happening worldwide'

Rediff.com26 May 2015

National award-winning director S P Jananathan talks about his new film Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai.

Meeting National Award winning lyricist Na Muthukumar

Meeting National Award winning lyricist Na Muthukumar

Rediff.com14 Apr 2015

Noted lyricist Na Muthukuma talks about winning his second consecutive National Award win.

Cinemas get ready to open in new COVID-19 normal

Cinemas get ready to open in new COVID-19 normal

Rediff.com14 Oct 2020

Ushering in a new era of movie watching, the Union government allowed multiplexes, cinema halls and theatres to reopen from Thursday within the framework of a set of standard operating procedures.

'What have I done to deserve this humiliation?'

'What have I done to deserve this humiliation?'

Rediff.com5 May 2015

The family of Viswanatha Gurukkal, who was attacked by a group of youngsters, blames some political parties for taking up anti-Brahminism as their poll plank. Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com reports.

The American prof who's made a movie about India

The American prof who's made a movie about India

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

Meet Srihari Sathe. Producer. Director. Professor.

'24 was made keeping kids in mind, and they're loving it!'

'24 was made keeping kids in mind, and they're loving it!'

Rediff.com16 May 2016

'We think children are not as smart but that is so unfair.' 24 director Vikram Kumar gets talking about his latest hit.

Why is Subhash Chandra RESTLESS?

Why is Subhash Chandra RESTLESS?

Rediff.com27 Aug 2021

The chairman of the Essel Group says he has settled 91.2 per cent of the estimated Rs 11,000 crore debt on the group's books.

Pudupettai, a success

Pudupettai, a success

Rediff.com14 Jun 2006

The latest gossip in the South Indian film industry.

Cauvery bandh brings Bengaluru to halt

Cauvery bandh brings Bengaluru to halt

Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

A bandh to protest against the release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu has brought Karnataka to a standstill on Friday

'I can't entertain people like Hrithik Roshan'

'I can't entertain people like Hrithik Roshan'

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

'I have made enough money in my life to live in the happiness of my gambit. I don't want to buy a jet plane, I don't want to live with an entourage. So my requirement of taking my wife and children to a foreign holiday in business class is not a worry.' R Madhavan is anything but a Saala Khadoos!

Twitter twists to Bollywood's tunes

Twitter twists to Bollywood's tunes

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

Amitabh Bachchan is the most popular movie star on the platform.

The Woman Who Chases Birds

The Woman Who Chases Birds

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

Rathika Ramaswamy's love affair with wildlife photography began in 2003, when she took pictures of birds at the Bharatpur bird sanctuary. That love affair -- captured in her lens -- bloomed! And how!

The explosion at sea: How The Ghazi Attack got made

The explosion at sea: How The Ghazi Attack got made

Rediff.com7 Feb 2017

The Ghazi Attack tells the story about one of the 'last unsolved greatest mysteries of the 1971 war.'

Chennai theatres get ready for Kabali frenzy

Chennai theatres get ready for Kabali frenzy

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

The much-awaited Rajinikanth starrer releases on July 22.

Dhanush to perform in London

Dhanush to perform in London

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

A look at the top tweets from your Bollywood celebrities.

'I am the original serial kisser'

'I am the original serial kisser'

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

'When I was staying in Teen Batti (in south Mumbai), I had one washroom and we were 10 people. Today I have three washrooms and I am the only one using all of them. Can you see the quantum leap that I have taken in life?' Jackie Shroff gets candid.

The Dravidian braveheart rests at last...

The Dravidian braveheart rests at last...

Rediff.com7 Aug 2018

In Muthuvel Karunanidhi's passing, Tamil Nadu has lost the last of its Titans.

'I never imagined I would be playing Swami Chinmayananda some day'

'I never imagined I would be playing Swami Chinmayananda some day'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2014

'Acting for On The Quest was a very fulfilling experience,' Sandeep Hebbar tells Praveen Sundaram/ Rediff.com

The VOICE behind these AMAZING SONGS

The VOICE behind these AMAZING SONGS

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

'You could be out of sight, out of mind but it may take just one song to bring you back and to let you know that your audience is still rooting for you.'

'I still suffer from trauma'

'I still suffer from trauma'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

'Who will give me that (lost) time?' 'The stress I have gone through, the stress my family has gone through.' 'We have not laughed in seven, eight years.'

Stalin goes with experience, expertise

Stalin goes with experience, expertise

Rediff.com8 May 2021

Stalin has given due respect to seniority in the pecking order, but has also taken into consideration the demands of individual ministries and the suitability of individuals, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Taapsee: I don't want to do sister, mother, bhabhi roles

Taapsee: I don't want to do sister, mother, bhabhi roles

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

Taapsee Pannu explains why she doesn't want to be an actor all her life.

Lockdown: Cinema halls lose 1,000 crore every month!

Lockdown: Cinema halls lose 1,000 crore every month!

Rediff.com25 Jul 2020

'In our business, every time a seat goes empty, it is a perishable good.' 'We have lost the opportunity of earning revenue out of it.' 'It's impossible to recover what we have lost.'

What are Prabhas and Neil Nitin Mukesh up to?

What are Prabhas and Neil Nitin Mukesh up to?

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

'Saaho is one of the biggest films I have worked in.' 'Recently, we shot one of the biggest action sequences you will see in Indian cinema.'

Why Taapsee is feeling the PRESSURE

Why Taapsee is feeling the PRESSURE

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

'I have a goal that one day, before audiences walk into a theatre, they will think that it's a Taapsee Pannu film and so, it will be worth their time and money.'

'I am spectacular in whatever I do'

'I am spectacular in whatever I do'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

'If Michael Jackson is called the King of Pop, would he mind it? It's a great thing. I don't mind being called excellent in what I do. I don't mind being typecast. I am very good at what I do, nobody can do what I do. I am the best action hero.' There's no stopping Vidyut Jammwal.

Aamir, Salman, Shah Rukh's 50s problem

Aamir, Salman, Shah Rukh's 50s problem

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

Why do Hindi cinema superstars flounder in their fifties, asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

There is a just solution to the lingering Cauvery row

There is a just solution to the lingering Cauvery row

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

Verifiable 'distress-sharing' of available water may still be the way out of the Cauvery water row, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Why Is A Nation of Brown People Obsessed With White Actresses?

Why Is A Nation of Brown People Obsessed With White Actresses?

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

It would be wrong to blame only Bollywood or the fairness cream industry, or the masses that cater to both, because clearly, all of us encourage this lust for whiteness that films and companies only cash in on.